exponential errors

[anonymouse]

On Monday, 8 May 2023 at 04:13:11 UTC, NonNull wrote:
> On Monday, 8 May 2023 at 03:22:02 UTC, anonymouse wrote:
>> Never thought I'd have to do this but, in Python:
>>
>> ```Python
>> pow(1/2, 3)
>> ```
>> output:
>> ```
>>  0.125
>> ```
>> in D:
>>
>> ```D
>> import std.stdio;
>> void main()
>> {
>>   writeln((1/2)^^3);
>> }
>
> Using DMD64 D Compiler v2.103.0:
>
> The above program ran and output ```0``` because ```1/2``` is 
> zero in D as that's integer division. Putting 1.0 instead of 1, 
> it output ```0.125```.
>
> Your compiler version is?

Fare enough regarding integer division, I used 1/2 in python when 
I switch to check my sanity and carried it forward when I came 
back to D but the results were the exact same. Errors vice the 
outputs you posted above. The actual code that triggered this was
```D
double d = 0.5;
int n = 3;
writeln(d ^^ n);
```
As for the version of D I'm using, according to ```dmd 
--version``` it is none other than

DMD64 D Compiler v2.103.0

Not sure if it makes a difference but I'm using MacOS Ventura.